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<TITLE>Magic-7.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
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<H2>specialopen</H2>
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Open a window of a specific type.
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<H3>Usage:</H3>
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      <B>specialopen</B> <I>type</I> [<I>arguments</I>] <BR><BR>
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         where <I>type</I> may be one of the following:
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	   <DT> <B>layout</B>
	   <DD> Open a layout window.  Equivalent to the
		<B>openwindow</B> command.
	   <DT> <B>wind3d</B> <I>tk_path_name</I>
	   <DD> Generate the 3D window.  Only available when using
		OpenGL graphics ("<B>magic -d OGL</B>").  The
		<I>tk_path_name</I> argument allows the window to
		be inserted into a Tk frame instead of generated
		directly on the desktop.
	   <DT> <B>color</B>
	   <DD> Open a window allowing layout colors to be edited.
	   <DT> <B>netlist</B>
	   <DD> Open a window allowing interactive definition of
		netlists.
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<H3>Summary:</H3>
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      The <B>specialopen</B> command opens one of several special-purpose
      windows known to <B>magic</B>, as well as the default layout window.
      Each window has a set of commands associated with it.  The layout
      window commands are listed in this reference guide along with the
      general-purpose commands, because the layout window is the most
      common type.  For the command sets of the other special-purpose
      windows, see the sections on the colormap, netlist, and 3D
      rendering.
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<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
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      <B>specialopen</B> is implemented as a built-in window command in <B>magic</B>.
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<H3>See Also:</H3>
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      <A HREF=openwindow.html><B>openwindow</B></A> <BR>
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